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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Nov 18, 1931
Page
2
A writer uses a fable of a grandfather clock and a cheap alarm clock to urge facing tasks one by one. He compares building Canada's railways to personal progress, stressing that success comes from steady effort and focusing on each single task.
Western Canada grain crop samples reaching Montreal from Winnipeg will be shipped to British and continental grain exchanges. Prepared in Winnipeg by the Board of Grain Commissioners, the samples cover most prairie districts and illustrate the wheat quality for large orders. Each grade is represented and approved by Dr. F J Birchard, chief chemist.
Experiments with apes reveal they perceive color, contrasting with many animals that see only grayscale. Researchers suggest color vision aids in foraging and social signaling, reshaping understanding of primate perception.
The Northwest Grain Dealers Association forecasts a western wheat crop of 240,970,800 bushels for 1931 based on 16,601,050 net acres. This compares with 23,178,000 acres in the Common Government report, which had estimated 246,400,000 bushels.
The advertisement touts Dr J D Kellogg's Asthma Remedy as a safe, reliable specific that eliminates asthma dread. It urges readers to obtain the preparation now to experience its claimed effectiveness and safety firsthand.
In an old play a weary king paces and asks which son should receive the crown. A voice from the gallery suggests dividing the crown "half a crown apiece" to settle the dispute.
Mrs. K. McElroy of Kirkfield Ontario reports nervous exhaustion and insomnia relieved after taking seven boxes of Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills. She says she can sleep all night and has gained weight. The advertisement notes payment on receipt of price.
Canada surpasses the United States in the British market for canned salmon as of September in the current year. Canada shipped 102000 cwt while the U S totalled 96000 cwt, doubling Canada’s exports from the previous year’s nine month period. Britain imported 262000 cwt in all of 1930.
An advertisement extols Diamond Dyes as economical and reliable for renewing faded garments. It promises even application and no color running or fabric damage, claiming the dyes make clothes look better than new and are suitable for use by children.
British authorities propose a non violent method to quiet North Western Indian tribes using an aircraft loud speaker to issue amplified sounds. The tactic aims to deter fighting while implying divine sanction by the voice heard by natives.
Inspector W A Cunning of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and the Royal North West Mounted Police will retire on pension after 45 years in the service. He began as a boy in Toronto in 1885 and rose through non commissioned ranks to his long time rank, serving as district paymaster quartermaster and head of Regina weather bureau. His wife Mrs Cunning is a pioneer arrival from England 49 years ago and five of his sons served in the world war with three wounded and one prisoner of war for three years.
The U S Department of Commerce analyzes how a tourist's dollar is spent and breaks it down into transportation 10 percent garage and filling station 12 percent restaurant 20 percent hotel or camp 17 percent retailer 25 percent theatre and amusements 10 percent confectionery 6 percent.
A reflective remark notes nations no longer sustain themselves alone as global interdependence grows. The electric refrigerating industry is described as about fifteen years old, highlighting rapid sector development.
Saskatchewan Premier J. T. M. Anderson declares no method exists to erase rural taxes and warns that tax collection failure would end essential municipal services and threaten local self government under government control. He notes taxes fund schools sanatoriums and debt obligations, and relief spending was exceptional.
A vintage advertisement promotes Bayer Aspirin as relief for headaches nerves and minor pains. It urges taking two or three tablets with water and claims the medicine is harmless when labeled Bayer on each tablet. The copy touts wide usefulness for cold sore throat neuralgia and menstrual discomfort with directions in every package.
The text argues that abolition of local self government would not reduce taxes in rural areas and that funds must come from taxpayers. It emphasizes that municipalities face decreasing revenues but unchanged or higher obligations and that services are not free. Debtors should make reasonable payments when able.
Though not born in Canada the Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil is closely associated with Canada as its home and origin. Its fame spread to Central and South America the West Indies Australia and New Zealand where it remains on sale and in demand.
Nearly 70 percent of Japanese farmers cultivate less than two and a half acres per family, reflecting widespread small plots and limited holdings across the countryside.
A proverb notes that a horse must be broken to be useful and compares people to horses, suggesting discipline and training shape behavior. The line implies patience and gradual guidance are needed for success.
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